The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF), NOAA Sectoral Applications Research Program (SARP), U.S. National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), Water Research Foundation (WRF), Water Environment Federation (WEF), and American Water Works Association (AWWA) are co-hosting a monthly web seminar series … Continue reading →

By Marcella Bondie, LEED AP Recently, a number of court cases about water resources have made the news. Oklahoma and Texas battled over a river; two Tribal Nations made territorial claims to water rights; and a Florida landowner chafed … Continue reading →

This is the third in a three part series by MPC research assistant Matt Nichols. As explained previously in the first and second installments of this series, southern California regulations now require that all new construction and major renovations incorporate … Continue reading →

MPC staff Abby Crisostomo and Josh Ellis will speak at two upcoming Chicago-area events on water planning. At the November 15 Chicago Wilderness Congress, participants will consider innovative best practices for conservation. Josh Ellis will present on Greening the Illinois Plumbing … Continue reading →

By Abby Crisostomo Last week, I attended a webinar held by the U.S. EPA called “Using Water Audits to Understand Water Loss” that brought together engineers from the EPA, the American Water Works Association (AWWA), private engineering firms and public … Continue reading →

Story by Marie Donahue, Photos by Emily Cikanek When one reads “radioactive material” and “groundwater” in the same sentence, it is easy to get a little nervous. Yet many people don’t realize that trace levels of radioactive materials, or “radionuclides,” … Continue reading →

by Marie Donahue, MPC Research Assistant John Dillon knows when something is going down … especially when that something is groundwater levels. “The water level here in Batavia has dropped about 200 feet in the last 30 years. We cannot … Continue reading →